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Raghavendra Rao Amara
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Raghavendra Rao Amara

Hyderabad

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Job Search Status

Open to work
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Desired Job Title

VP, Office of Agile Tools and AnalyticsSystems Engineer and Business AnalysisSenior Software DeveloperSoftware Developer

Work Type

Full Time

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureHealthcare benefitsTeam Building / Company Retreats

Summary

Results-oriented professional with 18 years of experience aligning systems with business and regulatory requirements. Expertise in architecting Atlassian tools and developing BI systems, ETL frameworks, and data models. Experience as Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Business Analyst. Utilizes SQL, Python, and analytics tools to enhance reporting accuracy and operational efficiency, leading cloud migration projects and implementing effective reporting architectures.

Overview

4
4
Languages
1
1
Certification
17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

VP, Office of Agile Tools and Analytics

Synchrony
Hyderabad
02.2017 - Current
  • Agile Tools Tech: We have multiple Agile tools like Planview; JIRA; Confluence and Connect All.
  • Supported Jira as an agile project management tool for over 1000 teams and 15,000 users.
  • Supported Planview PPM tool for 7 years, overseeing upgrades and migration to new system.
  • Confluence is a content management and collaboration tool, in which we have 15000 active users.
  • Both JIRA and Confluence are being migrated to a multi-server environment.
  • Connect All is an integration tool between JIRA and ServiceNow, where we use it to automate story creation in JIRA based on Requests in ServiceNow and vice versa.
  • Automated processes using Python and Jira REST API.
  • Initiated multiple technical implementations and automations to simplify processes.
  • Reporting: Built multiple ad hoc reports and dashboards. Managing a team of 4 Tableau resources. Review all the data sources to our reports and create DB objects wherever reusability is applicable.
  • Worked on various data clean up processes in our tools.
  • Coordinated feasibility studies for cost-effective technology, developing detailed architecture plans.

Systems Engineer and Business Analysis

Hexaware Technologies Limited
05.2015 - 02.2017
  • ProjectView is a project and resource management tool. Our client has done so many customizations to the tool provided by the vendor (Planview) to make the best use out of the reservations/assignments in the system.
  • Coordinate the feasibility study with the cost-effective technology and come up with architecture details.
  • Collaborated with PAREXEL, a client based in Boston, Massachusetts, to meet project needs.
  • Developed design documentation in Confluence and collaborated with Product Owner to ensure alignment with requirements.
  • Created validation reports using SQL Server to enhance confidence in migration from legacy system.
  • Employ a structured project methodology to ensure the quality of execution is consistently achieved.
  • Collaborated with teams in India to deliver project milestones effectively.

Senior Software Developer

UnitedHealth Group
04.2011 - 05.2015
  • CA Clarity PPM is a Project and Portfolio management tool. Employees within the company can fill their timesheets according to their allocations given by the management.
  • Our team has implemented Clarity end-to-end across the organization. This includes the installation of Clarity and loading the resources/users/projects coming from external applications.
  • Designing and enhancing scalable ETL and BI framework Interface Development using SSIS; NSQL; XOG; Clarity Processes, etc.
  • Developed SSIS packages to streamline reporting processes.
  • Developed SSIS packages which are responsible for resource feed.
  • Development of the Resource Feed using SSIS; XOG; Clarity Processes.
  • Creating ETL and report templates for development, creation of custom components critical transforms.
  • Collaborated with application developers and support teams to ensure project alignment.
  • Implemented Oracle GoldenGate replication for Clarity DB to enhance data availability.

Software Developer

Mahindra Satyam
11.2009 - 03.2011
  • A front-office investment, wealth, and relationship management workflow application. It provides an easy-to-use decision support platform for the efficient and effective management of client assets.
  • Analyze user needs and requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
  • Analyzed existing system, proposed improvements, and developed new solutions using MS BI tools.
  • Developed three (Account, Transaction and Position Reconciliation) interfaces with SSIS controls in our Project.
  • Created complex SQL stored procedures and SSIS packages to efficiently extract data from source systems.
  • Developed and maintained trackers to monitor maintenance work, supporting analysis, design, and development processes.
  • Environments: MSBI –SSIS and SSRS, SQL Server 2005, Autosys.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical and Electronics

NBKRIST (SV University)
AP
04-2007

Skills

  • Program and project oversight
  • Portfolio strategy development
  • Atlassian Platform Expert
  • Product Owner
  • Scrum Master
  • IT advisory services
  • ETL and reporting tools
  • Database management systems
  • Data visualization software
  • Agile project management tools
  • Integration solutions and service management
  • Application lifecycle management
  • Scheduling software solutions
  • Log analysis tools and monitoring platforms

Projects

  • Synchrony, Agile Tools Tech and Reporting, 02/01/17 - Present, Built multiple ad hoc reports and dashboards. Managing a team of 4 Tableau resources.
  • Hexaware Technologies Limited, India, ProjectView RM 1.1, 05/01/15 - 02/01/17, Project and resource management tool with customizations for PAREXEL.
  • UnitedHealth Group, PPM Optics (CA Clarity PPM) / Planview Enterprise Application, 04/01/11 - 05/01/15, Implemented Clarity end-to-end across the organization.
  • Mahindra Satyam, Eximius Integration, 11/01/09 - 03/01/11, Investment, wealth, and relationship management workflow application.

Skills

Project and Program Management, Resource Management, Portfolio Management, IT Consulting, Finance, Education, HealthCare, Media, Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2016/2019, MSBI (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS), Oracle 12g, Toad 11, Net Beans, Business Objects XI R3, Dreamweaver CS3, Six Sigma tools, JIRA, Confluence, ConnectAll, ServiceNow, HP ALM, Autosys, Splunk, New Relic

Summary Of Experience

Performance-driven with 18+ years of experience aligning systems with business requirements, policies and regulatory requirements. Passionate about applying excellent organization and communication skills to manage and lead teams. Results-oriented individual well-versed in interfacing and consulting on business processes to drive results based on sound overall business judgment.

Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Telugu
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

Certification

  • SAFe Architect
  • CSM

Timeline

VP, Office of Agile Tools and Analytics

Synchrony
02.2017 - Current

Systems Engineer and Business Analysis

Hexaware Technologies Limited
05.2015 - 02.2017

Senior Software Developer

UnitedHealth Group
04.2011 - 05.2015

Software Developer

Mahindra Satyam
11.2009 - 03.2011

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical and Electronics

NBKRIST (SV University)

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